1919 Luxembourg general election
# 1919 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 October 1919. They were the first held after several constitutional amendments were passed on 15 May of the same year. The reforms had introduced universal suffrage and proportional representation, increased the electorate from 6% of the population to 42%, and vested national sovereignty in the people, as opposed to the Grand Duke. They were also the first elections held after the German occupation during World War I.

The election saw the beginning of conservative dominance of Luxembourgian politics, ending seventy years of liberal dominance that had begun to crumble after the death of Paul Eyschen. With the constitutional reforms and the birth of the modern political order, the elections are considered the first in the modern political history of Luxembourg.

## Results

The election was an overwhelming victory for the Party of the Right, led by Émile Reuter, the sitting Prime Minister. The 1919 general election was the only occasion in Luxembourgian history on which a party has held more than 50% of the seats (although it was repeated in the partial election of 1922). Reuter would maintain a coalition with the Liberal League (which ran under the name "Radical Party") for another two years, before forming the first single-party cabinet on 15 April 1921.

| | Party of the Right | 655,695 | 49.72 | 27 | 4 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Socialist Party | 231,672 | 17.57 | 8 | –4 |
| | Radical Party | 210,450 | 15.96 | 7 | –3 |
| | Independent People's Party | 90,076 | 6.83 | 2 | –3 |
| | Independent National Party | 82,297 | 6.24 | 3 | +1 |
| | Cartel | 22,057 | 1.67 | 1 | New |
| | Emile Mark List | 14,055 | 1.07 | 0 | New |
| | Independent Workers' Party | 11,354 | 0.86 | 0 | New |
| | J Kayser List | 1,084 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 1,318,740 | 100.00 | 48 | –5 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 126,194 | – | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre | 13 | | Party of the Right | 180,545 | 6 |
| Centre | 13 | | Radical Party | 121,598 | 4 |
| Centre | 13 | | Socialist Party | 83,151 | 3 |
| Centre | 13 | | Independent People's Party | 13,490 | 0 |
| Est | 7 | 19,054 | Party of the Right | 90,252 | 6 |
| Est | 7 | 19,054 | Cartel | 22,057 | 1 |
| Est | 7 | 19,054 | Independent People's Party | 7,790 | 0 |
| Nord | 12 | 29,990 | Party of the Right | 211,159 | 8 |
| Nord | 12 | 29,990 | Independent National Party | 82,297 | 3 |
| Nord | 12 | 29,990 | Socialist Party | 29,546 | 1 |
| Nord | 12 | 29,990 | Independent People's Party | 3,949 | 0 |
| Sud | 16 | | Party of the Right | 173,739 | 7 |
| Sud | 16 | | Socialist Party | 118,975 | 4 |
| Sud | 16 | | Radical Party | 88,852 | 3 |
| Sud | 16 | | Independent People's Party | 64,847 | 2 |
| Sud | 16 | | Emile Mark List | 14,055 | 0 |
| Sud | 16 | | Independent Workers' Party | 11,354 | 0 |
| Sud | 16 | | J Kayser List | 1,084 | 0 |
| Source: Luxemburger Wort, Luxemburger Wort |||||||
